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Friday March 29, 2013
eBay Requires PayPal for Listings with Local Pick up Only?
Dear Ina, I need to VENT! Tonight I attempted to list, on eBay, a set of 4 bulky chairs with "Local ...

Thursday March 28, 2013
Can You Get in Trouble for Forwarding Phishing Emails to eBay?
Dear Ina, Ebay encourages sellers to forward phishing emails to spoof@ebay.com. My internet provider ...

Tuesday March 26, 2013
PayPal Sent Purchase Confirmation to My Girlfriend
Dear Ina, I have had an account, it seems like forever with PayPal, and have a separate e-mail addre ...

Monday March 25, 2013
eBay Has Highest Incidence of Customer Service Problems
Dear Ina, I have been an online seller for 14 years. I sell on eBay as well as several other sites i ...

Friday March 22, 2013
eBay Raises Fees Sharply for Used Industrial Equipment, No Cap
Dear Ina, I was reviewing the latest price changes for eBay's 2013 Spring Seller Update. I hope that ...

Thursday March 21, 2013
Sellers Can't Get eBay Feedback Removed Through the Courts
Dear Ina, I had an interesting situation come up and have discovered something fishy with one of eBa ...

Wednesday March 20, 2013
eBay Uses Pop-Up to Chide Sellers for High Shipping Costs
Dear Ina, I just noticed for the first time tonight while listing an item on eBay that they now po ...

Monday March 18, 2013
eBay Overrides Seller's Return Policy with Open-Case Policy
Dear Ina, I just got my monthly newsletter from eBay and was reading over the new policy regarding ...

Friday March 15, 2013
eBay Blocks Seller's Response to Buyer
Dear Ina, Here's a new one on me...a customer purchased an item, paid right away and then sent a mes ...

Wednesday March 13, 2013
Where Do You Host Your Own Website?
Dear Ina, I sell on eBay. I am a daily reader of your site. Often people talk about how glad they ar ...

Tuesday March 12, 2013
What Do You Do When Your eBay Traffic Plummets?
Dear Ina, I recently this week took the eBay tutorial on "fee circumvention." If you have not yet t ...

Monday March 11, 2013
Canada Post Comparisons for Online Sellers Are Misleading
Dear Ina, RE: eBay Sellers Lament Canadian Postal Changes I am annoyed at the postal rate example ...

Saturday March 9, 2013
What Would You Do with an eBay Buyer Like This?
Dear Ina, I am reaching out to your readers as I am so frustrated with eBay and do not know what to ...

Thursday March 7, 2013
eBay Communications Snafu Leads to Lost Discounts
Dear Ina, Long time reader first time writer. I recently lost my 20% off discount and eBay "P ...

Tuesday March 5, 2013
eBay Data Centers - Efficiency at What Cost?
Dear Ina, Just found this new article : "eBay shows the world how to measure MPG for data cent ...

Monday March 4, 2013
Should eBay Allow Negative Feedback for Cancelled Transaction?
Dear Ina, I just wanted to let you know that eBay is not following its new feedback remova ...

Friday March 1, 2013
eBay Places Burden of Buyer's Mistake on Seller
Dear Ina, A buyer recently purchased a product, paid then immediately changed their mind and commu ...